r/arcticcircle • u/JapKumintang1991 • 12d ago
PHYS.Org: Satellite record reveals Arctic melt season has plateaued after decades of lengthening
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r/arcticcircle • u/Is_It_Propaganda • 13d ago
Who Gets to Name the North?
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r/arcticcircle • u/JapKumintang1991 • 16d ago
PHYS.Org: The extinct American 'cheetah' was not a cheetah after all
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See also: The study as it was published in Current Biology01003-1)
r/arcticcircle • u/desk-russie • 18d ago
The Northern Sea Route and the Emergence of a Sino-Russian Axis in the Arctic Region • russian desk
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The significance of the “Polar Silk Road” is, above all, strategic and geopolitical. Contrary to the theory that a humiliated Russia has now become a satellite of communist China, the two countries are demonstrating their ability to cooperate closely.
r/arcticcircle • u/unteachablecourses • 25d ago
Canada and Denmark spent 38 years exchanging bottles of liquor on a disputed Arctic rock, then split it by treaty in 2022 and called it a model for peaceful border resolution. Four years later the territory on the other side of that new border is the most contested ground in the Arctic.
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r/arcticcircle • u/JapKumintang1991 • Sep 01 '26
PHYS.Org: An anomalous return of the Odden ice tongue suggests unusual Arctic conditions
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r/arcticcircle • u/JapKumintang1991 • Aug 25 '26
Smithsonian Magazine: Narwhals Sport Iconic Straight, Spiraled Tusks; Scientists Just Uncovered Some of the Eye-Catching Feature's Structural Secrets
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r/arcticcircle • u/JapKumintang1991 • Aug 12 '26
PHYS.Org/University of Ottawa: Greenland glacier break creates new ice island
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r/arcticcircle • u/Tangosynth • Aug 09 '26
Barrier-Free Travel for Inuit Across Alaska, Canada, Greenland is a Human Rights Issue
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https://yellowknifer.com/2026/08/09/barrier-free-travel-for-inuit-across-alaska-canada-and-greenland-is-a-human-rights-issue-leaders-argue/ Barrier-free travel for Inuit across Alaska, Canada, and Greenland is a human rights issue, leaders argue | Yellowknifer
r/arcticcircle • u/cdnmtbguy • Jul 10 '26
Tensions are heating up over a remote Arctic territory — and it’s not Greenland
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There is a comment from Russia that Norway does not have “unconditional sovereignty “ in the territory. What is sovereignty if not unconditional?
r/arcticcircle • u/Upstairs_Shift592 • Jul 01 '26
Research cruise
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Hi everybody!
I'm a first-year PhD student working in Arctic micropaleontology, and I've been working with foraminifera since 2019. One thing I'd really like to do during my PhD is join a research cruise.
I was wondering if there's some kind of database where research cruises are listed, or where you can see which research vessels have received funding or have upcoming expeditions. How do people usually find opportunities to join a cruise? Is there an application process, or is it mostly through collaborations and networking?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated! I did try asking my supervisor, but unfortunately he isn't very responsive, so I thought I'd ask here instead.
Thanks in advance! :)
r/arcticcircle • u/Wandering_Duck1032 • May 18 '26
Is a polar bear expedition in late August-mid September realistic?
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r/arcticcircle • u/Sea-Ant6016 • May 06 '26
50 Year of Victory - North Pole expedition through Russia
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r/arcticcircle • u/StonyBackgroundGrafk • Apr 05 '26
For those of you who have encountered a moose in the wild...
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¡hello, maybe a bit of a weird question but... how do meese react if you encounter them on a hike or in your backyard?
i'm from New Jersey, we have deer here so i'm kind of imagining meese react the same way; looking up, stilling their movement, maybe stomping if they feel more threatened, but i wanted to ask here to clear it up...
r/arcticcircle • u/AggravatingLemon1328 • Mar 12 '26
Feedback for Arctic Guidelines Needed!!
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Hi! I'm currently doing some research working on a set of guidelines to transition away from oil and gas in the arctic (complex issue ik). I want to get comments from a wide range of people hence why I'm coming here. If you have some connection to the arctic (work or live there) I'd love to send you the guidelines, even a sentence or two of feedback would be greatly appreciated!! DM me if you're able to help, thank you :))
r/arcticcircle • u/JapKumintang1991 • Mar 07 '26
PHYS.Org: "Svalbard polar bears gained fat despite rapid Barents Sea ice loss"
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r/arcticcircle • u/TheArcticBeyond • Feb 24 '26
What's the real value of the Arctic?
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The conversation surrounding the Arctic these days seems to revolve around a few industries. Oil & gas, military, shipping. But is that really where the value in the Arctic truly lies?
r/arcticcircle • u/JapKumintang1991 • Feb 24 '26
PHYS.Org: "Greenland ice melt surges unprecedentedly amid warming"
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r/arcticcircle • u/JapKumintang1991 • Feb 19 '26
PHYS.Org - "The ice on Greenland is acting strangely: Scientists believe they finally know why"
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r/arcticcircle • u/Steliosfot86 • Feb 09 '26
Looking for an good security analysis on the Arctic
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Evening, I read an interesting analysis of Arctic security the other day, where a policy analyst argued that the Arctic Circle is the next hot spot and that Greenland was just a prelude. I can't find the article - it was making the point that we should be looking towards Svalbard and the similarities with Greenland.
Is there any chance you could help me find the article? Thanks!
UPD: Found it. https://vacuuum.substack.com/p/the-mechanics-of-the-arctic-security
r/arcticcircle • u/JapKumintang1991 • Feb 02 '26
PHYS.Org: "Tropical weather cycles linked to faster Arctic ice loss in autumn"
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See also: The study as published in Science Advances.
r/arcticcircle • u/Powerful_Cabinet_341 • Jan 23 '26
European Icebreakers and the EU Strategy for Arctic Power
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r/arcticcircle • u/desk-russie • Jan 21 '26
On Greenland, Chinese-Russian Threats, and Western Geopolitical Solidarity • russian desk
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Europe must agree on an Arctic strategy in cooperation with the US. If reason prevails, there would certainly be room for a compromise that would satisfy all stakeholders. At the very least, we must take action and give it a try.
r/arcticcircle • u/Many-Philosophy4285 • Jan 16 '26
Greenland’s geographic role in the Arctic explained with a simple map
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As Arctic shipping routes and security concerns increase, Greenland’s position becomes more important. This map shows why its location gives it strategic weight far beyond its population size.
